[b]Yellow:[/b]

[b]Oxytoxin: [/b]Ha ha ha wow
[b]Oxytoxin: [/b]I have no idea what you’re talking about

Of course she doesn’t. Do you know how arrogant you have to be to [i]become a neurosurgeon[/i]? And that’s the [i]starting[/i] point. This is a recurring problem with Sophie: Ever since she finished her residency, she cannot imagine becoming better than she is. She cannot comprehend what that would even be - even when she is aware of her flaws, she considers them a necessary ingredient to her holistic perfection. 

Unfortunately hospital ethics boards don’t share her love of Nietszche. 

[b]Oxytoxin: [/b]oh shit that was fast they found him already
[b]Oxytoxin: [/b]okay okay okay I need to scrub up going to take at least an hour and they’re already bringing him what the fuck
[b]Oxytoxin: [/b]talk later

[b]Brown:[/b]

This is how you win.

“The plastic squishball pigs are manufactured by JoyCo., at their Harkuf district plant. Hermes. The best scramblers (eggs) are manufactured by Chefware, in their Givoanni Medici facility. Hermes. The best scramblers (motorcycle) are assembled by Demon Sports, in the Zhukov district. Ares. The prettiest robots on the station are…” He stops. “Subjective.” He stops again. “You must be from somewhere. But you are not on a manifest.” 

He stops. He raises his arms for semaphore, and the scanning rig is replaced with a cargo hook.

“This is… This is not contraband so I will learn what this is later.” He says, and maybe if he watches the news he will. “Please go now.” 

This is why social skills remain positive selection criteria. 

Goat is the next crate loaded onto the ship, and nearly one of the last - deliberate, it means it’ll also be one of the first unloaded. It’s the same ship you’ll be taking to see Dad again. 

Those who are boarding, better go do that.

… Oh, fuck.

Of all the ships in all the worlds, why did one of Magnolia Everest’s daughters have to be on [i]this one[/i]. 

She hasn’t noticed you yet. Which one is it? The pharmacological makeup empress, the fixer for fucked up rich kids, or the dark horse who dropped out of the game? 

[b]Orange [/b]can take as long as she likes. Crystal will pay the cheque eventually, though, and then there’s probably a better venue to move to, to keep talking. 

This could also represent a promise to talk later, to give Orange a chance to swap out, or tag someone else in. It might be welcome respite for some of the team in Gaea.